Hardik Pandya will be aiming to build on the rich legacy of his predecessor Rohit Sharma when he begins his Mumbai Indians captaincy stint in the IPL 2024 match against Gujarat Titans, a team that the star all-rounder himself marshalled over last two seasons, in Ahmedabad on Sunday.
Wayne Rooney has briefly escaped Manchester United's winter of discontent and has been sent to warmer climes to recover from a groin injury, manager David Moyes said on Friday.
India set to bid for 2027 World Athletics Championships: Neeraj Chopra
Nacho left his team mates stunned as he tried to clear a cross in the 13th minute and headed the ball into the net.
The former Pakistan spinner has also come out in support of Deepak Hooda, who has not been included in the playing XI, despite being in top form in the white-ball setup.
India skipper Harmanpreet Kaur on Thursday attributed her prolonged lean patch with the bat to lack of preparation following her recovery from a COVID-19 infection and groin injury earlier this year.
Olympic champion Neeraj Chopra returned to winning ways in the men's javelin following his silver at the World Championships last month. His effort of 89.08 metres with his first throw was enough for gold at the Diamond League meeting in Lausanne on Friday.
Kusal Mendis overcame injury to score a workmanlike half-century that helped Sri Lanka beat New Zealand by three wickets in their rain-shortened ODI.
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'If all the pitches are like that I'm done in the Ashes series.'
Jena is a promising javelin thrower, with a world ranking of 33. He threw his personal best of 84.38 m on July 28, 2023, in Sri Lanka at the 101st Sri Lankan Championships. It was a gold medal-winning throw.
The athlete who hails from a village near Tiruchirapalli, Tamil Nadu, finished on top in 800 the metres in Doha and has now set her eyes on doing well at the World Athletics Championships.
In Week Four, rediffGURU Pushpa R guides you to do Parshvakonasana, the Extended Side Angle Pose.
He pulled out of the Birmingham CWG (July 28-August 8) just two days before the start of the multi-sport event as he was advised a four-week rest by his medical team. He then underwent rehabilitation in Germany.
He has not played since the last group game against Czech Republic when he picked up a groin injury.
India's tri-series cricket campaign received a jolt on Thursday when left-handed opener Gautam Gambhir was ruled out of the event because of a groin injury. Young Dehi middle order batsman Virat Kohli has been named his replacement.
Speculation is rife over who would lead Australia should Finch fail to regain his fitness.
Glimpses of the Indian and South African T20 teams as they practiced for today's first T20 game at the Arun Jaitley stadium in New Delhi on Wednesday.
Images from the US Open men's singles quarter-finals at Flushing Meadows, New York, on Tuesday.
As he closes the most revered chapter of his career, here are some of his best Test knocks:
Thierry Henry and Sol Campbell will miss Arsenal's FA Cup semi-final against Blackburn Rovers due to injury
Arsenal's top scorer Thierry Henry has been ruled out of their FA Cup semi-final against Blackburn Rovers on Saturday due to a groin injury.
Manchester Untied striker Michael Owen is set for three weeks on the sidelines after suffering a recurrence of a groin problem in the 2-1 Champions League victory over VfL Wolfsburg on Wednesday.
India's injury woes deepened on the opening day of the fourth Test against Australia at the Gabba on Friday as pacer Navdeep Saini was forced to come off the field after lunch following an apparent groin issue.
Bayern Munich winger Arjen Robben is doubtful for their Champions League Group F encounter against Valencia on Wednesday but team mate Franck Ribery is set to play.
West Indies all-rounder Marlon Samuels returned home to Jamaica owing to a groin injury and also to be by the side of his mother, who has sustained a knee fracture.
Australia is looking to chase down their first overseas Ashes victory since 2001 by breaking the record for the second-largest successful fourth innings chase in Ashes history on Day 5 of the fifth Ashes Test.
Mumbai captain Ajit Agarkar was ruled out of the Irani Trophy match against Rest of India with an injury, a MCA official said on Monday.
India's hopes of fetching five badminton medals at the Commonwealth Games suffered a massive jolt on Friday as ace shuttler and defending champion Saina Nehwal pulled out of the Glasgow event.
With Australia grappling with injuries in the run-up to the series, there were doubts that Burns too might join the list but scans cleared all fears
Wade had smashed back-to-back fifties in the last two T20Is against India.
Pakistan have already lost fast bowler Shoaib Akhtar for the four-Test series because of an ankle stress fracture.
The Sony Open, one of tennis's most prestigious events, was left devastated when both men's semi-finals ended in walkovers on Friday sending World No 1 Rafael Nadal and No 2 Novak Djokovic through to the final without hitting a ball.
While she was keen not to take anything away from an impressive performance by Muguruza in Friday's match, Kenin said she had been hampered by a groin problem.
"I am in lot of pain and I have no choice but to withdraw," said Ganguly on Wednesday.
Tamil Nadu off-spinner R Ashwin has been named in India's ODI squad for first two one-dayers against South Africa.
It will be Anderson's 10th Ashes campaign and Broad said he was still champing at the bit to get going.
Australian Open winner Serena Williams has pulled out of next week's German Open in Berlin, the organisers said on Wednesday.
Shreyas Iyer is unlikely to be picked in the India squad for the remainder of the Test series against England.
The writing was on the wall for Manchester United the moment striker Robin van Persie was declared a non-starter for their derby against Manchester City on Sunday.
